Unquestionably, the Mets are a better team today than a week ago. They added depth with Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe; strengthened their bullpen with Tyler Clippard; and gave their offense a tremendous boost with Yoenis Cespedes.
Do they have enough now – remember, they can always add more in August with waiver deals – to overtake Washington? Yes, they are good enough to not...

The New York Mets couldn’t get a trade done for Carlos Gomez. They didn’t get one done for Jay Bruce. But they DID end up picking up a legitimate power bat in the outfield – Yoenis Cespedes.
Source says Cespedes has been dealt to the Mets .
— Bruce Levine (@MLBBruceLevine) July 31, 2015
New York did NOT deal Zack Wheeler to the Tigers in the Cespedes deal. They...

The Mets acquired OF Yoenis Cespedes from the Detroit Tigers on Friday for RHP Michael Fulmer and RHP Luis Cessa, according to MLB Network’s Ken Rosenthal.
Cespedes has batted .289/.321/.500 with 17 home runs and 28 doubles this season. He will become a free agent following the season.
The Tigers’ return for Cespedes does not include RHP Zack Wheeler, who was widely speculated...

This just in…. According to several reports the Mets have acquired Yoenis Cespedes from the Detroit Tigers. Ken Rosenthal has just confirmed it on MLB Network. Still no word on what the Mets have given up. But as I mentioned earlier Zack Wheeler is not part of the deal. Reportedly it’s two prospects but they […]

The New York Mets still want an outfielder after their deal for Carlos Gomez fell apart (for whatever reason), and the name they’ve been tied to today is Jay Bruce of the Cincinnati Reds. Via Jon Heyman of CBS Sports…
The Mets and Reds continue to talk about star outfielder Jay Bruce, who seems like the Mets’ likeliest outfield option now.
The teams have discussed recovering...

The New York Mets still want an outfielder after their deal for Carlos Gomez fell apart (for whatever reason), and the name they’ve been tied to today is Jay Bruce of the Cincinnati Reds. Via Jon Heyman of CBS Sports…
The Mets and Reds continue to talk about star outfielder Jay Bruce, who seems like the Mets’ likeliest outfield option now.
The teams have discussed recovering...

The New York Mets are currently looking into a deal with the Cincinnati Reds to acquire 28-year-old outfielder Jay Bruce in a swap for starting pitcher Zack Wheeler. The Mets are still looking into other options, because they’d like an outfielder that can play center field, although they have Curtis Granderson who could slide over to play center.
Sources: #Mets trying to land...

Mets GM Sandy Alderson and manager Terry Collins were quick to blame social media for Wednesday’s trade that fell through which would have sent Milwaukee’s Carlos Gomez to the Mets in exchange for Wilmer Flores and Zack Wheeler. Alderson said he apologized to the visibly upset Flores for how things transpired, which makes me wonder if he has any intent to apologize to his manager...

9:30 PM Update The Mets and Reds are discussing a deal to try and land outfielder Jay Bruce in return for RHP Zack Wheeler and another piece, according to Ken Rosenthal to Fox Sports. My guess is the other player would be Juan Lagares, if only to offset the $20 million that Bruce is owed […]

Buster Olney of ESPN is saying that the Cincinnati Reds are ready to trade Jay Bruce to the New York Mets one-for-one for Zack Wheeler right now. Of course he doesn’t mention dollars and neither has any of the other three reports on this that I read tonight, which is pretty freaking hysterical considering the […]

Last night was the most bizarre night we’ve had in baseball in quite sometime. Multiple baseball news outlets had reported that the New York Mets had agreed to trade INF Wilmer Flores and pitcher Zack Wheeler to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for OF Carlos Gomez.
Everything was fine until things got weird and writers present at Citi Field started reporting that Wilmer Flores...

The words often are necessary in media reports of baseball transactions -- “pending a physical” for free-agent signings, or “pending a review of medical records” for trades.
The words mean that a transaction is not yet official. And every so often, a team grows concerned enough over a player’s physical condition to back out of a deal completely.
This is what happened Wednesday...

As many writers learned today, sometimes getting news up the quickest, doesn’t necessarily make it the most accurate.
After being reported by multiple sources on social media, a trade between the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers has fallen through. In the deal, the Mets were sending right-hander Zack Wheeler and infielder Wilmer Flores to the Brewers in exchange for center...

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Milwaukee Brewers rejected the trade with the New York Mets because of concerns they had with the medical reports on Zack Wheeler and his physical. Nightengale adds that the Brewers still plan to trade Gomez by the Trade Deadline on Friday night. However Ken Rosenthal of Fox […]

Reports said that the New York Mets had acquired Carlos Gomez from the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night, but the team later said that was not the case, completing a bizarre and emotional evening for fans and players alike. Late on Wednesday, reports first started to leak out saying the Mets had acquired Gomez in...Read More

The Mets had every right to keep Wilmer Flores in the game during tonight’s loss to San Diego. After all, said GM Sandy Alderson and manager Terry Collins, they were trying to win a game. However, caught in the crossfire was an emotional Flores, who received a standing ovation from the Citi Field crowd, which also thought there was a trade sending the young infielder Zack Wheeler...

Surreal scene. Mets trade Wilmer Flores but leave him in game. Flores then cries on field while playing. pic.twitter.com/0CDpjGpwpS — Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) July 30, 2015 On Wednesday, the Mets agreed to trade Wilmer Flores and Zack Wheeler to the Brewers in exchange for Carlos Gomez. While word of the trade began to circulate as...Read More

Rumors that the Mets are still seeking a big bat continue to swirl as the trade deadline gets ever so closer. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports hears that the Mets are still very much interested in Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce, whom they reportedly discussed in a deal for Zack Wheeler a week ago. It’s […]

Of all the Mets’ trade rumors, I like the one involving Jay Bruce best. I am not thrilled with the prospects of trading for Yoenis Cespedes or Yasiel Puig, although I doubt the Dodgers will move the latter.
BRUCE: Want him for Mets. (AP)
Cespedes is a headache waiting to happen, and Puig is already a man-child. Bruce is having somewhat of a bounce back season, but his numbers...

Good news on the injury front for Metropolitan flamethrower Zack Wheeler, who threw for the first time since his Tommy John Surgery back on March 25th of this year. The 25-year old is expected to return to the Mets sometime around the All-Star break in 2016. Watch Wheeler throw here courtesy of JustMets.MLBBlogs.com. Thoughts from […]

Sandy Alderson finally made a trade and acquired two veteran hitters in Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe. The Mets were in need of some offensive pieces, and got two of them from their division rivals. As we continue to approach the trade deadline, Alderson said that he is still pursuing big moves to upgrade the offense. One player that has been linked to the Mets is Justin Upton of...

With the non-waiver Major League Baseball trade deadline less than a week away, rumors are starting to swirl about some of the biggest names on the market.
In what will be a daily piece here at Sportsnaut over the next several days, here is a look at the latest rumors around the baseball world.
The New York Yankees seem interested in Cole Hamels
The hottest name around the MLB...

As the search for a power bat continues for a playoff run, the New York Mets have discussed the possibility of trading RHP Zack Wheeler with more than one team, according to a report from Andy Martino of the New York Daily News.
A surprising #Mets player has come up in trade talks … http://t.co/zg8zeS9btO
— Andy Martino (@MartinoNYDN) July 25, 2015
As it stands right now,...

The New York Mets have reportedly discussed trading Zack Wheeler with several teams.
Wheeler, who has missed this season so far due to Tommy John surgery received in March, came into the big leagues in 2013 and has put together a solid MLB career so far. He’s 18-16 in 49 career starts with a 3.50 ERA and 271 strikeouts.
Wheeler (in 2014) has yet to pitch this season due to injury...

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